Head of Occupational Health-Clinical

Company: National Health Service
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Location: Wakefield
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will shape the future direction of the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service within an award-winning NHS Trust. As a nurse-led leader, you will drive quality improvement, workforce health strategy, and service transformation in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. You will influence senior decision-making and work closely with the Operational Head and Associate Director of Workforce Operations. This is a chance to lead impactful changes across the organisation and contribute to an ambitious, people-centred culture.

Pay / Benefits

  • NHS Pension plan
  • generous holiday allowance
  • employee health and wellbeing services
  • onsite nurseries
  • childcare vouchers
  • carer-friendly policies

Responsibilities

  • Shape and implement workforce health and wellbeing strategy in collaboration with senior leadership
  • Influence senior decision-making and lead service development for the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service
  • Provide clinical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary clinical team
  • Work jointly with the Operational Head and report to the Associate Director of Workforce Operations
  • Drive service transformation and continuous improvement within the nurse-led model
  • Engage staff effectively and manage large teams with a focus on quality and impact

Key requirements

  • Extensive post-registration nursing experience in an occupational health setting
  • Extensive operational management experience with large staff groups
  • Proven engagement and management of staff
  • Strong numerical and data analytical skills (spreadsheets and databases)
  • Experience working autonomously as a clinical practitioner in a nurse-led service
  • leadership
  • collaboration
  • change management
  • numerical and data analytics
  • spreadsheets
  • databases

Posted: September 16th, 2026